2013 Brandeis Women's Soccer News
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Announcing the 2014 Brandeis Department of Athletics Award Winners
April 30, 2014On Wednesday, April 30, Director of Athletics Sheryl Sousa '90 handed out the department's annual end-of-season awards. -
Spital, Spivack earn All-New England honors, women's soccer team named NSCAA All-Academic
December 05, 2013Juniors Dara Spital, a forward, and Alec Spivack, a back, were NSCAA All-Region selections for the second year in a row. With a 3.0 team GPA, the Judges were All-Academic for the fourth year in a row.
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Six from women's soccer named to All-UAA team
November 16, 2013Backs Kelly Peterson and Alec Spivack were second-team All-Association selections, while Haley Schachter, Michelle Savuto, Melissa Darling and Dara Spital were honorable mentions.
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In a dramatic finish, women's soccer falls to Castleton State in ECAC Quarters
November 13, 2013Melissa Darling had two assists in a game that saw three goals in the final five minutes and dramatic PKs. The Judges and Spartans tied 2-2 in regulation and OT before the visitors won, 5-4, in the seventh round of penalties.
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Women's soccer headed back to postseason with ECAC second seed
November 11, 2013The 10-6-2 Judges will meet 13-8-1 Castleton State on Wednesday at 7 p.m. Brandeis is making its 10th postseason appearance in 11 seasons.
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Women’s Soccer Rallies Past NYU on Senior Day, 2-1
November 09, 2013Free kick goals by seniors Kelly Peterson and Madeline Stein earned the Judges a come-from-behind, 2-1 victory against the Violets on Saturday.
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Brandeis battles Chicago to 1-1 draw at home
November 03, 2013The Judges used a Melissa Darling goal to earn a 1-1 draw against the Chicago Maroons at Gordon Field on Sunday.
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Soccer places four on Capital One Academic All-District teams
November 01, 2013Ben Applefield and Sam Ocel were honored for the men; Kelly Peterson and Michelle Savuto for the women. All four will be eligible for Academic All-America honors to be announced later this month.
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Late tallies help top-ranked WashU pull away from women, 3-0
November 01, 2013The Bears scored late in the first half and twice more late in the second to hand the Judges a UAA loss. Holly Szafran nearly equalized for Brandeis, but the visitors added their insurance goals shortly after.
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Brandeis women fall in overtime against UMass Boston, 2-1
October 24, 2013Despite a long range strike by Sapir Edalati, the Brandeis women lost another heartbreaker in overtime.
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Judges fall 3-0 on the road to #7 Emory University
October 20, 2013The women's soccer team struggled to find the net against one of the top defensive teams in the country, falling 3-0 at Emory.
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Women's soccer bows to Carnegie Mellon, 1-0, in OT
October 18, 2013The Judges battled the No. 17 Tartans to a scoreless draw in regulation, but were undone by a penalty kick in the first overtime session.
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Savuto named UAA Women's Soccer Defensive Player of the Week
October 16, 2013Junior goalkeeper Michelle Savuto was named the UAA athlete of the week for her work in the net against Eastern Nazarene and Rochester.
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Brandeis Women's Soccer Fights to Scoreless Draw vs Rochester
October 12, 2013Junior netminder Michelle Savuto recorded her ninth shutout of the season as the Judges tied with the Yellowjackets on Gordon Field.
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Spital, Savuto Propel Judges to Third Straight Shutout Against Eastern Nazarene
October 08, 2013Junior netminder Michelle Savuto stopped four shots for her eighth clean sheet of the season while classmate forward Dara Spital added a goal and an assist in the 2-0 victory.
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Women's soccer overcomes elements, Spartans for 1-0 win in UAA opener
October 05, 2013Melissa Darling scored with just over 11 minutes to go in a game twice delayed by lightning to give the Brandeis women a key road conference victory.
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Brandeis Women's Soccer Blanks Smith 1-0 on Gordon Field
October 01, 2013Junior forward Dara Spital's team-leading ninth goal of the year gave the Judges a shutout victory over the Pioneers.
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#17 women's soccer suffers second-straight road loss, 4-0, at Bowdoin
September 28, 2013The Brandeis women's soccer team surrendered a goal for only the third time all season as they fell to the host Polar Bears. Sapir Edalati had a chance to score in the second half, but hit the crossbar.
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Spital matches career-high with five points in 3-0 win for #16 women over Wellesley
September 24, 2013Dara Spital had the first and last goals, and an assist in between, to pace the Judges. Rookie back Jessica Morana assisted both of Spital's goals for her first two collegiate points.
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#8 women's soccer stunned at Gordon, 3-2
September 18, 2013Despite the first goal of the season from Kelly Peterson and the fifth from Dara Spital, the host Scots scored in the 81st minute to hand the Judges their first loss of the season.
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Edalati, Savuto named UAA Players of the Week, Sept. 17
September 17, 2013After beating their opponents by a combined 6-0 score, the Judges earned the program's third and fourth University Athletic Association honors of the season.
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Six different players score points as #10 women down Bates, 3-0
September 15, 2013The Judges scored with 10 minutes remaining in the first half, and added two insurance goals in a three-minute span to top the visiting Bobcats. Reserves Melissa Darling and Cidney Moscovich combined for the game-winner.
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Edalati, Graffy named UAA Soccer Athletes of the Week, Sept. 10
September 10, 2013Sapir Edalati scored twice against Lasell, including the OT game-winner, while Joe Graffy made seven saves for his first career shutout.
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Savuto, Edalati lead #10 women to 3-0 win over Bridgewater State
September 10, 2013In their first regular-season game as a Top 10 team, the Brandeis women blanked Bridgewater State University. Junior Michelle Savuto had a career-high nine saves, while classmate Sapir Edalati scored twice for the second game in a row.
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Edalati leads #12 women past Lasell in OT, 3-2
September 07, 2013Junior forward Sapir Edalati scored less than a minute into overtime as the Brandeis women outlasted their neighbors in an NCAA tournament rematch.
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Spital claims UAA Player of the Week honors, Sept. 3
September 04, 2013For the third time in her career, junior Dara Spital of Miami, Fla., of the Brandeis women's soccer team was recognized by the University Athletic Association.
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Szafran's six-point day leads #12 women's soccer past Clark, 6-0
September 01, 2013Sophomore Holly Szafran led the Brandeis women to victory with two goals and two assists, including some nifty passing on the game-winning goal by Dara Spital, who had five points of her own.
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Spital leads #12 women's soccer in top 25 showdown with #15 MIT
August 30, 2013Junior All-American Dara Spital scored the game's only goal on a rocket of a shot in the 21st minute. It was her 15th career goal and ninth game-winner.
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Brandeis soccer teams each ranked #12 in preseason by NSCAA
August 13, 2013Coming off two of the most successful seasons in decades, the Brandeis women's and men's soccer teams with both enter the 2013 campaign ranked 12th in Division III by the NSCAA.
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Brandeis Athletics announces 2013 Hall of Fame Class
July 19, 2013Two teams and six distinguished individuals will join the Joseph M. Linsey Brandeis Athletics Hall of Fame on October 12. This will be the 20th anniversary of the Hall and the 15th induction class.
